12 Actors Who Could Breakout In 2017
3. Tessa Thompson - Thor: Ragnarok
Tessa Thompson has been threatening to become a big star for a few years now. Some might argue her breakout role came in the form of Ryan Coogler's Creed. Certainly that film helped put her on people's radar, as did her supporting role in this year's Westworld, but 2017 will see her reach a new level of stardom, once again, thanks to a Marvel project.
Thompson will be starring in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok, the third film in the God of Thunder series. She will be taking the role of Valkyrie, which will presumably be the new love interest of Thor. However, unlike Natalie Portman in the previous Thor films, Thompson will be doing much more than play damsel in distress as Valkyrie is also a badass warrior in her own right and even took up Thor's mantel in the comics.
A couple years ago, the thought of another Thor film would probably be one of the lesser-anticipated Marvel films, but with Waititi and an amazing cast now involved it has shot right to the top of the list. Here's hoping Thompson get a chance to shine in the big blockbuster and pave her own way to becoming a big screen heroine.